Emma Slagel Hoffmann – Obituary

Services for Emma Hoffman Thursday Mrs. Emma Hoffman, 81, died at her home, 505 S Fourth, at 11:45 a.m. Monday. She had been ill three years. Her funeral will be at the Cook Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Thursday, Rev. Peter Schaffer officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery. Visitation begins at 7 p.m. Tuesday [...]

Albert Carl Swing – Census Records

Albert Carl Swing was born April 11, 1889 in Cissna Park, Illinois, to Albert and Catherine Marie (Hoffmann) Swing. He can be found in four censuses to date; the 1940 census will be released April 2, 2012. June 23 1900 Ash Grove Iroquois Illinois Schwing Albert Head [of household] W[hite] M[ale] Oct 1859 40 M[arried] [...]

Catherine Marie Hoffmann Swing

Mrs. Catherine Swing Called To Her Reward _____________ Mrs. Albert Swing passed away at her home on Brooks street last Sunday, after an illness of some time, the ailment finally being diagnosed as cancer of the stomach. Mrs. Swing, with her husband and children, moved to this vicinity in 1909, for many years residing on [...]

Mary Demler and the Floating Hotel

My great-great grandmother, Mary (or Marie) Demler, was born in Baden, Germany, on 17 January 1855.  She was the daughter of Johan and Catherine Marie (Reser) Demler.  Johan and Catherine also had two sons, Wilhelm K. (b. 15 November 1847) and August Frederick (b. ca. 1849). In 1864 the family moved from Germany to the [...]

Joseph Slagel

Death of Joseph Slagel (February 12, 1883 – September 5, 1915) The remains of Joseph Slagel, a mention of whose death was made in this paper last week, arrived here from Miesse, N. M., last Friday Evening, and the funeral was held from the German Apostolic church Sunday afternoon, at one o’clock.  The funeral services were [...]